Translation Theory and Practice in the Later Middle Ages: the Bible and Beyond

International Workshop

Thursday 14 March, 9:00am - 5:30pm

Harris Lecture Theatre, Oriel College, Oxford

In collaboration with the Centre for the Study of the Bible in the Humanities, Oriel College, Oxford. Funded by the British Academy and the Leverhulme Trust.

This workshop explores the theory and practice of medieval translation in biblical, academic, literary and pastoral contexts through multiple perspectives on language, politics, ideology, dissemination, cultural transmission and making translations accessible to modern audiences. Several papers focus on theoretical discussions of translation in the later Middle Ages, particularly as witnessed by surviving contributions to an academic debate about biblical translation in Oxford around 1400. The workshop will mark the completion of work on ‘Butler, Palmer, Ullerston: an Oxford debate c.1400 on biblical language’, an edition of four treatises on translation by J. Catto, A. Hudson and E. Solopova (Toronto, forthcoming). The conference will be held in memory of Dr Jeremy Catto (1939-2018), Tutorial Fellow in Medieval History at Oriel College (1970-2006).